Head to head
Dollar General vs Walmart
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: DG · WMT
DG
Dollar General
122.14-0.92%
1-year price shape — +29% over the period
Quant Rating D · 68/100
vs
WMT
Walmart
108.16+0.90%
1-year price shape — +6% over the period
Quant Rating D · 47/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Dollar General edges it on the scoreable measures. Dollar General has the highest Quant Rating (68); Dollar General has done best over the past year (+29%); Dollar General trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| DG | WMT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Discount Stores | -- |
| Last price | 122.14 | 108.16 |
| Change today | -0.92% | +0.90% |
| 1-year return | +28.5% | +5.6% |
| Market cap | $26.95B | $858.11B |
| 52-week range | 93.32 – 155.91 | 98.06 – 134.83 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.86 | 39.19 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 23rd | 49th |
| P/B | 2.90 | 8.74 |
| Dividend yield | 1.93% | 0.89% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 6.85 | 2.73 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.51B | $21.66B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $43.64B | $735.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.2% | +5.9% |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 25.2% |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $2.01B | $13.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 100.1% | 75.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 29 buy / 16 sell | 24 buy / 26 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 50% hold (16) | 93% buy / 7% hold (30) |
| Analyst price target | $149 (+22%) | $129 (+19%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (68) | D (47) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 194,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Founded | 1939 | 1962 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.